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. 2012 Feb 24;12:7. doi: 10.1186/1475-2867-12-7

Table 5.

Summary of VOCs detected in headspace of culture medium after two week incubation

Compound OUS-11-2w WI-38 VA13-2w DMEM A549-2w A549 vs. OUS-11 A549 vs. WI-38 VA13 A549 vs. DMEM

Average
(μM)
SD Average
(μM)
SD Average
(μM)
SD Average
(μM)
SD p-value
(ANOVA)
Ratio
(A549/OUS-11)
p-value
(ANOVA)
Ratio
(A549/WI-38 VA13)
p-value
(ANOVA)
Ratio
(A549/DMEM)
2-Butanone 4.293 0.184 8.971 0.761 0.767 0.120 14.616 0.570 < 0.001 3.4 0.001 1.6 < 0.001 19.1
2-Pentanone 0.158 0.003 0.203 0.024 0.031 0.002 0.363 0.016 < 0.001 2.3 0.001 1.8 < 0.001 11.6
2-Hexanone 0.030 0.000 0.033 0.000 0.034 0.002 0.037 0.002 0.008 1.2 0.039 1.1 0.150 1.1
2-Methylpyrazine < LOD 0.004 0.001 0.015 0.003 0.004 0.000 < 0.001 - 0.750 1.0 0.005 0.3
Dimethyl Succinate 0.043 0.000 < LOD < LOD 0.052 0.001 < 0.001 1.2 < 0.001 - < 0.001 -
Acetophenone 0.245 0.004 0.311 0.015 < LOD 0.561 0.015 < 0.001 2.3 < 0.001 1.8 < 0.001 -
Phenol 0.077 0.006 0.120 0.005 0.031 0.001 0.129 0.005 0.001 1.7 0.144 1.1 < 0.001 4.1

The VOC concentrations are shown with standard deviations. The p-values were calculated by ANOVA. The ratio is a comparison of average concentrations of A549 and each samples